PlayStation Access Live Is Coming…

Hey there Bloggers,

In the midst of all this Gamescom madness (did you see the Starhawk interview with Dylan Jobe? Jetpacks, “Strap it on and go!”) I’ve got some very exciting news for all you UK people. PlayStation Access Live is back, and we’re touring the country.

For those who just pulled a confused face – PlayStation Access Live is your chance to get hands on with unreleased PlayStation software and hardware. It’s also your chance to meet up and socialise with fellow gamers, listen to live acts, eat and drink lots, meet some PlayStation staff and generally have a fantastic PlayStation experience. If you haven’t gotten involved with our Facebook fan page yet, you can redeem yourself by clicking here.

Right now I want to talk to you about our first 2 Access events. One in Birmingham and another in London. Read on…

Access Live Birmingham

Access Live hits the Rainbow Rooms in Birmingham on Thursday 25th August and won’t be leaving until Saturday 27th August.

With your first chance to get hands on with Resistance 3, Journey, ICO and Shadow of the Colossus HD, LittleBigPlanet Move Edition, DanceStar Party, Medieval Moves, After Hours Athletes AND jam to a live performance from Yasmin (she’s worked with the likes of N.E.R.D and Taio Cruz, more about Yasmin here) on Friday and Saturday; this is one hell of a PlayStation experience and you do not want to miss out. We’re still waiting for a couple of games to confirm their attendance too – so keep an eye on the PlayStation Access Facebook page for any last minute news.

We’ve got 120 pairs of tickets to dish out across 4 sessions and they usually go like hot cakes – so go over to the Facebook page now, choose your preferred session and submit your entry. We’ll let you know if you’ve got a ticket early next week.

Oh, and I’ll be there. That’s a major attraction too, right?

…and darkness descended. A PunchDrunk adventure inspired by Resistance 3.

Now this one is really special.

Coming to London’s Waterloo Station Arches between 1st September and 4th September, this spectacular event will take you on a theatrical journey into the Resistance 3 universe. Here’s a snippet of the plot line from our friends at PunchDrunk…

London has fallen. Society has broken down. The Chimera have ravaged the city and only a few survive. The audience are charged with finding the last pocket of human resistance and sending a vital message to Resistance 3 Hero, Joseph Capelli, to aid his operation in the USA. To complete their mission, participants must work as a team, navigating their way through a disorientating and terrifying environment, encountering the survivors and remnants left in the aftermath of the brutal Chimeran invasion.

Taking PlayStation game mechanics and making them real world, the audience become characters in a narrative which relies upon them in order to move forward. The environment they explore is physically tangible and multi-sensory: lights, sound and smell inspired by Resistance 3 all heighten the level of immersion and pull the audience into this desolate world.

The threat is very real. Not only are the Chimera known to be within the immediate vicinity but the humans who remain have turned to extreme and savage acts in order to ensure their survival.

Just like any PlayStation survival horror game, the ultimate threat is that if the audience fail to escape their enemies, they are eliminated from the experience. Crucially, the success of the mission is in the participants’ hands, it is their responses and reactions which dictate its triumph or failure…

I’m hideously excited about this one. There’ll also be consoles at the event for you to play Resistance 3 on, so don’t miss out. There’s 75 pairs of tickets up for grabs, so head to the Access Facebook page to get your mitts on them.

These two events are just the start. PlayStation Access will be bringing you much more over the coming months, so get ahead of the crowd and join our Facebook Fan Page. Just be sure to hit the Like button once you get there so we can keep you posted about everything we do.

Catch you soon,

MB